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Upd: December 2, 2025 17 min read Ad Blocking AdGuard Research AFDS

Apple’s attempt at system-wide filtering API — is it good? AdGuard’s research

Apple has become the first company to publish a system-wide filtering API with it's URL filter. Andrey Meshkov dissects it to find out — is it any good?

Andrey Meshkov

December 2, 2025 6 min read Industry news

Cookie consent pop-ups have numbed Europe to the very issue of consent. They might go away soon

The ubiquity of cookie banners has given rise to a phenomenon now commonly referred to as cookie banner fatigue. Turning a blind eye to the very thorn lodged in its own eye can only work for so long, and the European Commission seems to have reached that limit.

Ekaterina Kachalova

November 26, 2025 13 min read The more you know

Anonymous browsing

Discover how anonymous browsing transforms everyday web surfing. Learn which tools enhance online privacy and how to keep your digital activity secure.

Alina Ivanova

November 26, 2025 11 min read The more you know

What is a crypto faucet

Discover what a crypto faucet is, how it works, and the common scam schemes associated with it. Learn how to recognize unsafe faucets and protect your crypto from fraud.

Alina Ivanova

November 24, 2025 2 min read Promo

Black Friday: Biggest discounts of the year

Take advantage of discounts on all AdGuard products and stay safe while you shop this season.

Anna Koroleva

Upd: November 28, 2025 18 min read Ad Blocking AdGuard Research AFDS AI

Beyond Filter Lists: Rethinking Ad Blocking with LLMs

In this research, AdGuard's developer Maxim Topciu explores different methods of employing LLMs to block ads automatically, without the need for filter lists, and presents a working prototype that you can try out yourself.

Maxim Topciu

Upd: November 19, 2025 2 min read

Affiliate special: Join the Black Friday Challenge & earn more

It’s the perfect time to boost your affiliate earnings! From November 19 to December 20, join the Black Friday Challenge and earn exclusive bonuses based on your performance.

Anna Koroleva

Upd: November 18, 2025 7 min read AdGuard news Industry news

Behind the complaints: Our investigation into the suspicious pressure on Archive.today

Some time ago, we were contacted by a group fighting against online CSAM, demanding that AdGuard DNS blocks the Archive.today website. This was only the beginning of a much larger story…

Andrey Meshkov

November 13, 2025 9 min read AdGuard for Windows Post Mortem

AdGuard for Windows October incident report: Post Mortem

After releasing version 7.22, we found it caused occasional page loading issues in browsers. Here’s what happened and how we fixed it.

Aleksandr Pakhomov

Boris Bukin

Maria Giganova

Pamela Puglieri

Sergey Fionov

Upd: October 31, 2025 5 min read Industry news

Google’s Privacy Sandbox is officially no longer. The idea was doomed from the start

Google has announced the end of its Privacy Sandbox initiative that was supposed to make online tracking for targeted advertising “more private.”

Andrey Meshkov

Ekaterina Kachalova

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Apple’s attempt at system-wide filtering API — is it good? AdGuard’s research

Cookie consent pop-ups have numbed Europe to the very issue of consent. They might go away soon

Anonymous browsing

What is a crypto faucet

Black Friday: Biggest discounts of the year

Beyond Filter Lists: Rethinking Ad Blocking with LLMs

Affiliate special: Join the Black Friday Challenge & earn more

Behind the complaints: Our investigation into the suspicious pressure on Archive.today

AdGuard for Windows October incident report: Post Mortem

Google’s Privacy Sandbox is officially no longer. The idea was doomed from the start

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